UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.47-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/noaaport/nwstg/convert/08051112_upa.wxp Date: 1200Z 11 MAY 08 Searching for KJAX... Searching the city database file for: KJAX ... Date:1200Z 11 MAY 08 Station: KJAX WMO ident: 72206 Latitude: 30.50 Longitude: -81.70 Elevation: 9.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SFC 1007 9 23.6 22.0 91 1.6 22.5 195 4 296.2 299.2 295.4 344.4 16.75 1 1000 69 23.2 21.8 92 1.4 22.2 220 13 296.4 299.4 295.4 344.4 16.66 2 968 353 21.2 21.0 99 0.2 21.1 231 37 297.1 300.1 295.4 344.5 16.38 3 955 471 22.0 20.5 91 1.5 20.9 233 39 299.1 302.0 295.7 346.0 16.10 4 925 749 21.2 17.4 79 3.8 18.6 240 42 301.0 303.5 294.6 341.1 13.64 5 918 815 21.4 16.9 76 4.5 18.3 240 42 301.8 304.3 294.6 341.1 13.31 6 908 910 21.4 14.4 64 7.0 16.8 240 43 302.8 304.9 293.5 336.7 11.43 7 868 1299 18.6 11.6 64 7.0 14.1 242 41 303.8 305.6 292.6 333.4 9.93 8 850 1479 17.2 13.0 76 4.2 14.4 245 38 304.2 306.2 293.7 337.4 11.14 9 846 1519 17.0 13.2 78 3.8 14.5 244 37 304.4 306.5 293.9 338.2 11.35 10 832 1661 16.0 11.7 76 4.3 13.3 242 35 304.8 306.7 293.3 336.0 10.44 11 779 2217 13.0 1.0 44 12.0 6.5 236 32 307.3 308.3 289.9 323.6 5.28 12 763 2391 13.8 -32.2 3 46.0 0.6 239 36 310.0 310.1 285.8 311.2 0.34 13 748 2559 14.2 242 38 312.2 14 726 2810 13.2 246 40 313.8 15 700 3115 10.4 -30.6 4 41.0 -1.5 250 41 314.0 314.1 287.2 315.5 0.43 16 604 4317 -1.1 -17.1 28 16.0 -6.7 255 44 314.2 314.6 288.6 319.7 1.66 17 546 5111 -8.5 -14.5 62 6.0 -10.6 264 52 314.7 315.1 289.4 322.1 2.28 18 530 5341 -9.7 -12.5 80 2.8 -10.8 267 55 315.9 316.4 290.2 324.9 2.76 19 524 5429 -10.3 -13.6 77 3.3 -11.5 269 57 316.2 316.7 290.2 324.6 2.55 20 521 5473 -10.5 -12.6 85 2.1 -11.3 270 57 316.5 317.0 290.5 325.6 2.79 21 507 5683 -10.7 -13.0 83 2.3 -11.6 273 60 318.7 319.3 291.1 327.9 2.77 22 500 5790 -11.1 -12.1 92 1.0 -11.5 275 62 319.5 320.1 291.6 329.5 3.02 23 499 5805 -11.1 -12.1 92 1.0 -11.5 275 62 319.7 320.3 291.6 329.7 3.03 24 465 6343 -14.9 -17.2 83 2.3 -15.6 277 64 321.5 321.9 291.3 328.7 2.13 25 459 6441 -15.7 -17.1 89 1.4 -16.2 277 64 321.7 322.1 291.5 329.0 2.18 26 444 6691 -17.1 -19.9 79 2.8 -17.9 279 66 323.0 323.3 291.5 329.0 1.78 27 442 6725 -16.9 -20.0 77 3.1 -17.8 280 67 323.6 324.0 291.6 329.7 1.77 28 436 6827 -16.5 -24.5 50 8.0 -18.6 280 67 325.4 325.7 291.6 329.7 1.21 29 427 6984 -17.1 -35.1 19 18.0 -20.5 281 68 326.6 326.7 291.2 328.3 0.45 30 423 7054 -17.5 -35.5 19 18.0 -20.8 282 69 327.0 327.1 291.3 328.6 0.44 31 401 7452 -20.9 -31.9 37 11.0 -23.1 285 72 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.0 0.66 32 400 7470 -21.1 -31.1 40 10.0 -23.1 285 72 327.6 327.7 291.7 330.2 0.71 33 398 7507 -21.3 -30.3 44 9.0 -23.1 285 74 327.8 327.9 291.9 330.6 0.77 34 392 7619 -22.1 -33.1 36 11.0 -24.1 285 79 328.2 328.3 291.8 330.4 0.60 35 365 8140 -26.5 -34.5 47 8.0 -27.8 290 70 329.1 329.2 292.0 331.1 0.56 36 350 8444 -26.9 -32.9 57 6.0 -27.9 293 65 332.5 332.6 293.0 335.0 0.69 37 322 9041 -30.9 -36.9 56 6.0 -31.7 299 54 335.0 335.1 293.6 336.9 0.50 38 307 9378 -33.3 -40.3 49 7.0 -34.1 300 50 336.2 336.3 293.7 337.6 0.37 39 300 9540 -34.9 -41.9 49 7.0 -35.7 300 48 336.2 336.2 293.7 337.4 0.32 40 280 10016 -38.9 -44.9 53 6.0 -39.4 301 50 337.1 337.2 293.9 338.1 0.25 41 250 10780 -45.3 -53.3 40 8.0 -45.7 305 58 338.7 338.7 294.1 339.2 0.11 42 249 10807 -45.5 -54.5 36 9.0 -45.9 305 58 338.8 338.8 294.1 339.2 0.09 43 216 11740 -54.1 -63.1 32 9.0 -54.3 310 67 339.5 339.5 294.3 339.7 0.04 44 200 12230 -58.3 -67.3 31 9.0 -58.5 310 77 340.4 340.4 294.4 340.5 0.02 45 189 12583 -60.9 -69.9 30 9.0 -61.0 310 83 341.8 341.8 294.8 341.9 0.02 46 180 12886 -61.3 -70.3 29 9.0 -61.4 308 86 346.0 346.0 295.7 346.0 0.02 47 175 13060 -60.5 -69.5 30 9.0 -60.6 303 83 350.1 350.1 296.7 350.2 0.02 48 153 13881 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 285 74 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 49 150 14000 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 285 77 353.5 353.5 297.4 353.5 0.01 50 140 14413 -68.5 -76.5 31 8.0 -68.5 281 88 359.1 359.1 298.5 359.1 0.01 51 138 14500 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 281 91 361.6 361.6 299.0 361.7 0.01 52 136 14587 -67.8 -75.8 31 8.0 -67.9 280 93 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 53 133 14721 -67.7 -75.7 31 8.0 -67.8 283 92 365.8 365.8 299.8 365.9 0.01 54 131 14812 -66.3 -75.3 27 9.0 -66.4 286 92 369.9 369.9 300.5 370.0 0.01 55 122 15240 -68.7 -76.7 31 8.0 -68.8 300 88 373.2 373.2 301.1 373.2 0.01 56 116 15543 -67.1 -76.1 27 9.0 -67.2 310 65 381.5 381.5 302.5 381.6 0.01 57 111 15807 -68.5 -77.5 26 9.0 -68.6 301 42 383.8 383.8 302.9 383.8 0.01 58 107 16027 -68.3 -77.3 26 9.0 -68.4 294 34 388.2 388.2 303.5 388.2 0.01 59 100 16430 -70.7 -79.7 25 9.0 -70.8 280 26 391.1 391.1 303.9 391.2 0.01 60 90 17050 -74.5 -82.5 28 8.0 -74.5 263 37 395.5 395.5 304.6 395.5 0.00 61 85 17384 -74.7 -82.7 28 8.0 -74.7 255 42 401.6 401.6 305.4 401.7 0.01 62 76 18045 -68.7 -78.7 22 10.0 -68.8 273 34 427.2 427.2 308.6 427.3 0.01 63 72 18370 -68.3 -78.3 22 10.0 -68.4 305 22 434.7 434.8 309.3 434.8 0.01 64 70 18540 -66.7 -77.7 20 11.0 -66.8 315 15 441.7 441.7 310.0 441.8 0.01 65 67 18804 -68.9 -79.9 19 11.0 -69.0 303 18 442.5 442.5 310.1 442.5 0.01 66 65 18986 -66.9 -77.9 20 11.0 -67.1 302 19 450.7 450.7 310.9 450.8 0.01 67 62 19271 -67.3 -79.3 17 12.0 -67.5 323 17 456.0 456.0 311.4 456.0 0.01 68 61 19370 -65.7 -77.7 17 12.0 -65.9 330 17 461.6 461.7 311.9 461.7 0.02 69 56 19889 -66.3 -79.3 15 13.0 -66.5 39 12 471.7 471.7 312.8 471.8 0.01 70 52 20340 -64.1 -80.1 9 16.0 -64.4 108 8 486.9 486.9 314.0 487.0 0.01 71 50 20580 -64.7 -82.7 7 18.0 -65.0 145 6 491.0 491.0 314.3 491.1 0.01 72 49 20704 -64.7 -84.7 5 20.0 -65.0 153 6 493.9 493.9 314.5 493.9 0.01 73 47 20961 -60.5 -91.5 1 31.0 -61.1 171 6 509.9 509.9 315.7 509.9 0.00 74 44 21375 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.3 197 6 524.4 524.5 316.6 524.5 0.00 75 38 22298 -58.5 -89.5 1 31.0 -59.4 215 10 546.9 546.9 317.9 546.9 0.00 76 36 22640 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.5 131 12 561.1 561.1 318.7 561.1 0.00 77 32 23388 -57.1 -89.1 1 32.0 -58.3 10 2 578.2 578.2 319.6 578.2 0.00 78 31 23590 -56.3 -88.3 1 32.0 -57.6 9 1 585.6 585.6 319.9 585.7 0.01 79 30 23800 -52.9 -85.9 1 33.0 -54.9 25 2 600.4 600.4 320.6 600.5 0.01 80 29 24019 -52.7 -85.7 1 33.0 -54.8 68 4 606.8 606.8 320.9 606.9 0.01 81 25 24974 -54.5 -87.5 1 33.0 -56.5 112 8 628.0 628.0 321.8 628.0 0.01 82 24 25237 -51.9 -84.9 1 33.0 -54.5 100 9 642.9 642.9 322.4 643.0 0.01 83 20 26430 -47.9 -82.9 1 35.0 -52.0 45 14 689.6 689.6 324.1 689.7 0.02 84 10 31080 -37.1 -75.1 1 38.0 -48.9 215 11 881.1 881.1 329.1 882.6 0.14 TRP 153 13881 -67.9 -75.9 31 8.0 -67.9 285 74 351.1 351.1 296.9 351.2 0.01 WND 136 14587 -67.8 -75.8 31 8.0 -67.9 280 93 363.3 363.3 299.4 363.3 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5721.00 m Freezing level: 613.18 mb = 4201.74 m = 13785.06 ft Wetbulb zero: 744.91 mb = 2593.57 m = 8508.98 ft Precipitable water: 1.34 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 54.42 % Est. max temperature: 31.48 C = 88.67 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 984.12 mb = 208.81 m = 685.08 ft T: 22.22 C 700-500 lapse rate: 8.04 C/km ThetaE index: 26.99 C Layer 832.0- 748.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 860.69 mb = 1371.83 m = 4500.72 ft Mean mixing ratio: 15.28 g/kg Conv temperature: 31.41 C = 88.54 F Cap Strength: 3.04 C Lifted Index: -5.70 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms probable Lifted Index @300 mb: -2.84 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 1.68 C Showalter Index: -3.21 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Total Totals Index: 52.40 C Risk: Scattered heavy thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 28.30 C Cross Totals Index: 24.10 C K Index: 0.30 Risk: None Sweat Index: 449.50 Risk: Severe Thunderstorms possible Energy Index: -1.60 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1371.77 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 52.38 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 156.10 J/kg Cap Strength: 3.06 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 926.25 mb = 737.20 m = 2418.61 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 661.25 mb = 3578.89 m = 11741.63 ft Equ Level (EL): 181.25 mb = 12842.52 m = 42133.74 ft B at Equ Level: 1344.96 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 111.25 mb = 15793.68 m = 51815.90 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 252.5 at 42.7 knts Storm direction: 282.5 at 32.1 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 7.9 neg: 1.4 tot: 9.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 87.2 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 411.8 neg: -70.9 tot: 340.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 113.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.61 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 12.7 stream: 7.7 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 2.75 Bulk Rich Number: 25.65 Bulk Shear: 53.47 m/s